With Who: Democratic Governors Association
Location: Remote (organization based in Washington, D.C.)
Dates: Spring 2021
Compensation: $1,000 per month
Position Summary: (This is a paid internship.) The Democratic Governors Association (DGA), the independent, non-profit, campaign committee responsible for electing and supporting Democratic governors, is seeking interns for the Spring 2021 term. The DGA works closely with the state and Washington, D.C. offices of the Democratic governors as well as many other national Democratic and progressive organizations.
DGA internships allow interested students to obtain practical political experience within the DGA Communications Department including policy and candidate research, monitoring and summarizing news clips related to governors and their policies, managing press and political contact information, drafting social media and e-mail content for eventual publication, and administrative support to the DGA staff who are responsible for working with the nation’s Democratic governors and candidates to promote their agendas and position them to win campaigns.
DGA interns are assigned a variety of projects and tasks that support the DGA Communications, Research, Political, Digital, and Administrative staff.
Typical Responsibilities:
- Assist in the research of policy initiatives/outcomes of the Democratic governors and their opponents for use in campaign communications;
- Assist in media monitoring and the compilation of news articles pertaining to the political landscape of governors and gubernatorial candidates;
- Assist in the management of important databases such as press contacts and political contacts;
- Assist in the production of meeting materials for DGA staff and governors;
- Assist in drafting social media content for publication;
- Assist in greeting guests for meetings and answering/relaying incoming calls for DGA staff;
- Help with other special projects, assignments, and tasks as assigned by DGA Communications, Research, Political, Digital, and Administrative staff.
Minimum Qualifications/Expectations:
- Excellent punctuality and attendance;
- Good, professional verbal and written communication skills;
- Good and consistent attention to detail;
- Ability to cooperate and effectively communicate with a diverse staff and other interns;
- Ability to ask appropriate questions to gather information to complete a task on time and up to expectations;
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.;
- Proficiency with other web tools such as Google Docs and using the internet as a reputable research tool;
- Strong commitment to the principles of the Democratic Party;
- Strong interest in current events and national/state/local campaigns and politics;
- For Spring terms, remote availability for a minimum of 20 hours per week is requested.
Note: For the Spring 2021 Term, DGA internships will be entirely remote and selected interns are provided a program stipend of $4,000. Housing is not provided. Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter. Potential applicants who have an interest working on Democratic campaigns or supporting Democratic Campaigns are strongly encouraged to apply. No calls, please.
Application Deadline: Applications close on December 14, 2020 at 5:00 PM (EST).
Apply (or request more information): Check out this posting on the CofC Handshake Portal!